WKU announces 2014 football schedule

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU enters a new generation of competition in 2014 and will
have a schedule and ticket options to match as the Hilltoppers begin their
first season as members of Conference USA.

At his introductory press conference,
first year head coach Jeff Brohm said, "We are excited to be in Conference USA.
I think it will bring a lot of energy to our fans to play new teams, to
experience going to different places. We are going to go out and compete.
Without question, our goal is to go out and win the conference championship."

WKU will play four opponents
for the first time in 2014 (Illinois, Old Dominion, UTEP and UTSA) and will
enjoy playing three of its final four games of the season at home. In total,
the Hilltoppers will play six games inside the confines of Houchens
Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium with five of those currently slated for Saturday
kickoffs.

However, the Hilltoppers
will have the opportunity to open the season in style as one of college
football's select few to begin play on Thursday, Aug. 28 when they host the
reigning Mid-American Conference champions, Bowling Green State.

Three road games follow at
Big Ten opponent Illinois (Sept. 6) before heading down to take on long time
arch rival Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro (Sept. 13) as C-USA opponents for
the first time.

A bye week follows before
the Tops close out the month of September on the road in Annapolis at Navy
(Sept. 27).

WKU will begin its C-USA
home schedule on Oct. 4 when it welcomes UAB to Houchens-Smith Stadium before
enjoying its second and final bye week of the season. After the final bye, the
Tops will have conference games in six of their final seven games including
their three-game homestand in November.

A trip south to Florida
Atlantic (Oct. 18) and a single game at home against Old Dominion (Oct. 25)
close out October before heading to Ruston, La., for the Louisiana Tech (Nov.
1) game to open the month of November.

The Hilltoppers then enjoy
their longest homestand of the season, a three-game stretch featuring UTEP
(Nov. 8), Army (Nov. 15) and UTSA (Nov. 22). Both Texas schools are first-time
opponents for the Hilltoppers, and it will be Army's first visit to Bowling
Green in program history.

WKU closes out the regular
season on Thanksgiving weekend at Marshall in what could prove to be a pivotal
game in the division race.

Television games have not
yet been finalized and will be released as they become available.

2014 WKU Football Schedule

Aug. 28 – Bowling Green
(Thursday)

Sept. 6 – at Illinois

Sept. 13 – at Middle Tennessee*

Sept. 27 – at Navy

Oct. 4 – UAB*

Oct. 18 – at Florida Atlantic*

Oct. 25 – Old Dominion*

Nov. 1 – at Louisiana Tech*

Nov. 8 – UTEP*

Nov. 15 – Army

Nov. 22 – UTSA*

Nov. 28 – at Marshall* (Friday)

Ticket and Seating Options

Fans of the Hilltoppers will
see a new seating layout in 2014 at Houchens-Smith Stadium with four new
sections on the east sideline between the 30-yard lines becoming available for
purchase at $150 per seat with a $175 Hilltopper Athletic Foundation (HAF)
membership.

Season ticket options begin
at just $75 in the east side's upper deck from the 20-yard lines into the end
zones without a membership in HAF. For HAF members who have joined at the $50
yearly minimum, season tickets options from the 20 to 40-yard lines in the
upper deck are also available for $75 a ticket.

For HAF members at the $150
level, Red Towel season tickets are available in the upper deck at the 50-yard
line, also for $75 a seat.

On the west side of
Houchens-Smith Stadium, HAF members at the minimum level can purchase Spirit
level tickets for $115, with seating options available from the 25-yard line
into the end zone. At the $175 annual giving level, tickets between the 30-yard
lines, including at the 50-yard line, are available in the Topper tickets.
Topper tickets can be purchased for $150 per seat. Both of these sections
(Spirit and Topper) require the HAF donation on each seat purchased.

VIP Chair Seats, which are
located on the west side at the top of the Topper level tickets, are currently
unavailable along with seats in the Jack and Jackie Harbaugh Club. Hilltopper
fans interested in these seating options should contact the HAF to be added to
the waiting list.

Membership in the HAF begins
at just $50 a year and all funds raised go directly to funding scholarships for
the more than 350 WKU student-athletes. Membership dues can be auto-drafted
directly each month to spread out payments over the course of a year.

Current members of the HAF
and season ticket holders should expect to see renewal information in the
coming week.

To learn more, or to join
the HAF, contact the office at (270) 745-5321.

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